Toilet roll package



Jan. 11, 1938.

P. D. PARSONS- TOILET ROLL PACKAGE Filed March 19, 1955 Patented aFan. ll,- i938 entree stares '%PATENT GFFICE TOILET ROLL PACKAGE ration of kennsyivania Application March 119, 935, Serial No. 11,878

1 Claim.

By the present invention I have provided a method readily adaptable to high speed machine operation which regardless of the usual variations in the form and firmness of the roll will produce a uniform fiat-ended package of extremely neat appearance in which the roll itself is embraced by a substantially sealed envelope afiording effecgc tive protection against changing atmospheric conditionslight and dust.

The invention will be readily understood from the following description and by reference to the attached drawing, in which:

2.1 Figs. 1 to inclusive are views in perspective illustrating successive steps in the production of the finished package, the latter being shown in Fi 5; and

Fig. 6 is a section on the line 5-5, Fig. 4.

.l'i In the production of a package in accordance with the invention, and as shown in Fig. 1, a wrapp r i is applied to the cylindrical surface of the roll 2, the wrapper embracing the roll and projecting beyond both the end faces of the .7 latter as shown. Preferably the wrapper is so proportioned with respect to the length of the roll that when the projecting ends of the wrapper are folded down against the end faces of the roll, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the edges will lie ap- 40 proximately at the edge of the cylindrical opening 3 defined by the tube upon which the roll is formed, although this is not essential to the practice of the invention. Preferably, also,'the other edges of the wrapper .are lapped, as shown in 45 Fig. 1, and adhesively secured together to secure the wrapper on the rolland to produce a. sealed seam.

Following application to the roll of the wrapper i as described the projecting ends of the 50 wrapper are pressed down against the end faces of the roll, the pressure being applied in a .plurality of areas spaced, preferably uniformly, around the circumference so that a series of outstanding narrow tu'cks 4 are formed in the wrap- 55 per, said tucks extending radially and decreasing (oi. res-5e) in height from the free edges of the wrapper toward the outer circumference of the roll, at which position the upper edges of the tucks merge with the end surface of the roll, all as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. 5

In a, subsequent operation the outstanding tucks are crushed down against the faces of the roll by pressure applied in a direction normal to the planes of said faces to thereby produce a series of box plaits 5 of the form shown in Figs. 4 and 6 which are symmetrical with respect to the longitudinal center lines of the'indlvidual tucks. These plaits, which lie flat against the faces of the roll, present an appearance similar to spokes emanating from the centers of the end faces of the roll and decreasing in width toward the periphery of the latter.

The package is completed by adhesively securing at each end of the roll a seal 6 which overlies and closes the ends of the cylindrical opening 3 and which serves also to retain the plaits 5 in position against accidental displacement and to effectively seal the ends of the packages. It will be noted that the tucks 4 and plaits 5 are relatively narrow and are separated even at their inner ends by areas of substantial width, and these areas being exposed for contact with the labels 6 afford an extended surface apart from and between the plaits to which the label may adhere.

This method of packaging and the package itself have many desirable and improved characteristics. The method, while useful for wrapping many articles of cylindrical form, is of particular utility in the packaging of toilet rolls. As pre- .viously stated, the method is adapted to rapid machine operation so that it may be conducted in that it simplifies the packing of the'individual packages in the cartons and boxes in which they are normally distributed to the dealers and avoids the requirement for over-sized cartons heretofore found necessary for accommodating rolls. and roll packages of non-uniform lengths. The

said extending portion of the wrapper being fiat end surfaces have a further practical value 'in storing the packages since they permit arrangement thereof in stable stacks of considerable height from which individual packages may be withdrawn without danger of disturbing or upsetting the-remainder of the stack. Also as previously set forth, the package is effectively sealed so that the contents is received by the consumer in sanitary and undeteriorated condition.

I claim: v

A toilet roll package comprising a wrapper embracing the. cylindrical surface of the roll, said wrapper extending beyond an end of the roll, and

folded flat against the end surface, said folded portion of the wrapper being neatly fitted to said end surface by a uniformly spaced series of substantially symmetrical narrow and widely spaced radial box plaits, and a label overlying the inner ends at least of said plaits and being adhesively secured to the exposed surfaces of the plaits and to the portions of said wrapper between the plaits, said label thereby securely retaining the said plaits in position and effectively sealing the package.

PHILIP D. PARSONS. 

